[lbo-talk] Ubuntu stuff

martin mschiller at pobox.com
Wed Aug 19 13:13:44 PDT 2009


On Aug 19, 2009, at 12:38 PM, Dwayne Monroe wrote:


> What pushed Apple towards Plus? The popularity of DRM-free MP3. And,
> Amazon's use of openness as a successful advertising point. The open
> object's *existence* helped create the opening iTunes users now enjoy.

Those people have to spend a hundred bucks a year for a mobile me account to sync their new iphone with their laptop AND their desktop contacts and calendars. Coincidentally, that's a part of itunes, too. There seem to be multiple revenue streams in that market.

martin



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